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| Pretty Party Cakes: Sweet and Stylish Cakes and Cookies for All Occasions | 
 enlarge | Author: Peggy Porschen
Brand: Random House
Category: Book
List Price: $30.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 39206
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.8 x 0.7
MPN: 3707
ISBN: 0307337073
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.86539
EAN: 9780307337078
ASIN: 0307337073
Publication Date: April 11, 2006
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| Features:
| • | by Porschen, Peggy ; Smith, Georgia Glynn | | • | Edition 1 , 2005 | | • | ISBN: 0307337073 | | • | ISBN: 9780307337078 |
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Product Description
Product DescriptionA romantic Three-Column Wedding Cake adorned with fresh roses; eye-catching Kalei-doscope Cakes iced in geometric designs; glittering Bollywood-inspired lollipop cookiesyou dont have to go to a high-end bakery to be able to serve these beautiful desserts at your next party. Master cake decorator Peggy Porschen shares her designs for the gorgeous cookies, cupcakes, and cakes that have graced some of the worlds most discriminating tablesand theyre as easy to create as they are spectacular. Written for everyone from beginning bakers to seasoned pros, each design in Pretty Party Cakes is broken down into basic steps that turn even complicated cake sculptures into rewarding, accessible creations.Pretty Party Cakes is brimming with dozens of innovative designs that are all based on fundamental recipes provided in Porschens introduction to the basics. This section also covers the equipment and techniques needed to make her luscious creations. Once youve mastered the key skills, you can confidently move to chapters on cookies, cupcakes, miniature cakes, and large cakes. Designs range from sparkling heart cakes and butterfly-topped pastel cupcakes to enchanting, edible Treasure Boxes that can be used to present gifts. Ambitious bakers can create stunning desserts such as the Romantic Rose Tower cake and Gift Box Cake, and even simpler sweets such as Alphabet Cookies and Chocolate Canapes will wow your guests with their alluring presentation.Packed with tips, step-by-step images, and striking photographs to accompany every design, Pretty Party Cakes brings together everything you need to re-create Peggy Porschens delicious masterpieces. Whether youre preparing a wedding cake for dozens of guests or creating a showstopping dessert for an intimate dinner party, these stunning designs will be sure to rival the cakes that line the windows of the chicest designer bakeries.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 Fabulous! May 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is the best one I've ever seen of this type of publication. The pictures of these glorious cakes and petit fours are fabulous and you feel inspired just by viewing. I can't wait to attempt some of the featured desserts. I'm delighted by this book and so is everyone else who sees it. A great purchase!
stunning March 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wow what an inspirational book - so pretty, girlie and divine. I already have had success with one of the recipes.
Very pretty indeed February 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Beautiful ideas here. Has some nice designs that would work for a variety of events. She organizes her books in sections, cookies, minicakes, and large cakes. Her ideas are very fresh and pretty and also within reach for most people with a little experience decorating cookies and cakes. There are even a few designs that are more masculine, which can be hard to find.
 Be Inspired September 3, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is small, but mighty! It is amazingly simplistic yet provides a wealth of inspiration for you creative ideas. The photography is breathtakking.
I think that with practice you can master the cookies, marzipan, gumpaste and fondant decorations in this book. Piping royal icing flowers is a bit more daunting. I would suggest a class or video for royal and butter cream icing flowers, Wilton How to Make Icing Flowers DVD because they can be a bit tricky (at least for me.)
This book provides six basic recipes for cookies, cakes and frostings. My hope is that you are purchasing the book for decorating ideas and instruction, not for the recipes. The author's decorating syle is clean, but very elegant. The book provides a strong decorating foundation -- you can use this as a springboard for your imagination.
This is the perfect book if you want to make your first decorated cookies or petit fours. If you are making your first tiered cake this book will provide inspiration, but you may need to supplement it with other sources for complete instruction.
Artistic June 7, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is another of those step-by-step cake guides that was very well worth the money. This particular book kept selling out at Michaels so I had to go online and purchase. Definitely not disappointed
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